Hmong and American : from refugees to citizens / edited by Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner.

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Other Authors: Her, Vincent K., Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Hmong Americans > Ethnic identity.
Hmong Americans > Social conditions.
Hmong Americans > Social life and customs.
Community life > United States.
United States > Ethnic relations.
Physical Description:ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Hmong American studies: bringing new voices into multicultural studies / Vincent K. Her and Mary Louise Buley-Meissner
  • pt. 1. Identity and history. Searching for sources of Hmong identity in multicultural America / Vincent K. Her
  • Homeland narratives and Hmong Americans in Wisconsin / Jeremy Hein
  • From war to resettlement: how Hmong have become Americans / Keith Quincy
  • The spirit of enterprise and the emergence of Hmong and Hmong American identities: reflections of a Hmong anthropologist / Gary Yia Lee
  • pt. 2. Family challenges and community transitions. The good Hmong girl eats raw laab / Ka Vang
  • "There are no GLBT Hmong people": Hmong American young adults navigating culture and sexuality / Bic Ngo
  • The challenges and contributions of Hmong American elders: a personal and professional perspective / Song Lee
  • Hmong American professional identities: an overview of generational changes since the 1970s / Pao Lor
  • Forging new paths, confronting new challenges: Hmong Americans in the twenty-first century / Kou Yang
  • pt. 3. Cultural integration through education and the arts. Pieces of the puzzle: a Hmong American teacher's multifaceted identity / May Vang
  • Transforming the world and oneself: the arts and Hmong American identity / Don Hones, Shervun Xiong, Ma Lee Xiong, Chan Vang, Hue Vang, and Amy DeBroux
  • Making the invisible visible: confronting the complexities of identity, family, and culture through art / Kou Vang
  • To see a bigger world: the home and heart of a Hmong American writer / Kao Kalia Yang
  • Stitching the fabric of Hmong lives: the value of studying Paj Ntaub and story cloth in multicultural education / Mary Louise Buley-Meissner.